Showers and storms embedded along a short wave passage produced gusty winds.
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Showers and storms embedded along a short wave passage produced gusty winds.
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NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 24, 12:23 PM PST, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 123 PM PDT Mon Jul 24 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Showers, thunderstorm chances, heat and fire weather concerns for the Silver State as a cool front pushes through this evening. However, the shower chances will start to wane by mid week as the upper ridge tries to build back westward, cutting off our moisture feed. && .SHORT TERM...A weak disturbance traversing the flow along the periphery of the upper ridge, and ahead of the upper level trough located near Vancouver Island, will help push a cool front through the northern half of NV Monday as indicated by a weakening line of showers stretching from central Lander/Eureka counties north into Elko county. This boundary will be stalling and washing out over central NV Tuesday. There looks will be enough upper level dynamics and surface heating to develop scattered thunderstorms for Monday across E NV, and few isolated showers and thunderstorms across far E NV Tuesday. The main hazard for storms that do form Monday and Tuesday will be gusty outflow winds as storms collapse, as with the inverted V profile D CAPE values will be in the 1200 J/kg range. Winds could gust to 50 MPH or even higher which could cause damage to unsecured objects and property. Model soundings of the lower levels show a strong inverted V profile with dry air at the surface, which is very typical for this time of year. The focus will be on a mid level moisture plume that is wrapping around the departing upper ridge. Models show that this evening holds the best chance for rainfall accumulation as PW values of around 0.75’ to 1.25” are forecast but with the dry lower levels, only light amounts of up to 0.05” to 0.25” can be expected. However, there will be a sharp cutoff for storm development as the front pushes through with PW values drop to below 0.3”. Also a concern will be fire weather for Humboldt county, with the front expected to be along the Lander/Eureka border by 00Z, winds behind the front will pick up out of the west at 15 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 35 MPH, this will be combined with RH values in the 5% to 15% range. Even though fuels in the area are not fully cured the timing of the winds with the low RH will make for critical conditions, and a Red Flag warning is in effect for Humboldt county. Tuesday, look for more isolated thunderstorms across the eastern US 50 corridor as the decaying front pools the best moisture here. Temperatures with the clouds and possible showers/storms will be cooling off a bit as Highs in the upper 80s to upper 90s. Overnight lows will be in the mid 50s to mid 60s for most, with the exception of SE Elko county which will see lows in the low 60s to low 70s. .LONG TERM...Wednesday through Monday. The Great Basin region will be wedged between low pressure to the NW and high pressure over the four corners region through Saturday. Mid-level moisture and weak to moderate instability over portions of eastern NV will result in a mix of dry and wet thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and early evening. There will be a 15-25% chance of showers and thunderstorms over eastern White Pine county Wednesday, with a 10-15% chance of showers and thunderstorms across eastern Elko county. High temperatures will trend a degree or so cooler across the region on Wednesday, though still remain 5-10 degrees above normal with highs 90s for the valleys. Latest ensembles show partly to mostly cloudy skies across all but Humboldt county Thursday afternoon, with only the far NE corner of Elko county having a slight chance (5-15%) of showers and thunderstorms. Friday through Saturday the moisture departs NV leading to fair and dry conditions. High pressure builds up from the desert SW on Sunday and Monday bringing mid level monsoonal moisture into the silver state starting on Monday. This moisture and associated unstable conditions will generate a 10-20% chance of thunderstorms, mainly over and near the southern portion of White Pine county. && .AVIATION...VFR will be prevailing across the northern and central NV for the rest of today and for Tuesday. The exception to this is blowing dust that can be kicked up either by the winds or from showers and thunderstorms that can lead to brief localized areas of MVFR or less conditions. Virga, rain showers, and thunderstorms are occurring in eastern and central NV today and will persist into the early evening and then dissipate after 1800 today. KBAM, KEKO, KELY, and KTPH will be the terminals that can see this convective activity. There is a low <10% chance that some of this activity may persist in White Pine county to 2300. The main threat from any virga, rain showers, or thunderstorms will be erratic and strong outflow winds which can reach to 45-50KT, this is similar to what has been seen past few days. The general winds will be gusty across the silver state today with speeds of 20-25KT and gusts 30-35KT, KWMC will see the strongest of these winds. && .FIRE WEATHER...Red Flag Warning for fire zone 437 remains in effect through 10 PM PDT this evening. A cold front has pushed into zone 437 and by this evening will be making its way trough zones 438, 424, and 427. Winds behind the front will pick up out of the west at 15 MPH to 25 MPH with gusts up to 35 MPH. Temperatures will remain in the upper 80s to upper 90s which will help drive RH values down to around 5% to 15%. Even with fuels not being fully cured at all levels, given the timing and duration of the low RH/high winds the conditions meet critical fire weather criteria for Zone 437. Conditions are expected to improve during the overnight hours Tuesday morning as RH values rise above 25%, Conditions Tuesday will be better with winds 10 MPH to 20 MPH and RH in the 10% to 20% range. && .LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Red Flag Warning until 10 PM PDT this evening Humboldt County-Quinn. Excessive Heat Warning until 9 PM PDT this evening Southeastern Elko County. && 98/99/99/98
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Elko NV
239 PM PDT Mon Jul 24 2023
NVZ033-035-039-242215-
Southeastern Elko County NV-South Central Elko County NV-
White Pine County NV-
239 PM PDT Mon Jul 24 2023
...A cluster of strong thunderstorms will impact portions of
northeastern White Pine and southeastern Elko Counties through 315
PM PDT...
At 238 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Lages Junction, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Lages Junction and White Horse Pass.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3996 11446 4002 11468 4046 11454 4040 11413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 197DEG 22KT 4007 11454
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
99Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Elko NV
247 PM PDT Mon Jul 24 2023
NVZ030-242215-
Humboldt County NV-
247 PM PDT Mon Jul 24 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Humboldt County through 315 PM PDT...
At 246 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northeast of Golconda, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Brief heavy rainfall along with gusty winds could knock
down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor
damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Adam Peak.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4098 11742 4106 11753 4128 11727 4113 11707
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 226DEG 22KT 4108 11737
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
98Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Elko NV
338 PM PDT Mon Jul 24 2023
NVZ031-033-242315-
Southeastern Elko County NV-Northern Elko County NV-
338 PM PDT Mon Jul 24 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Elko
County through 415 PM PDT...
At 338 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles north of West Wendover, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Elko
County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4099 11429 4130 11416 4127 11404 4086 11405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 204DEG 25KT 4101 11412
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
99The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Station (CMP26) Warm Springs Summit, Elevation 7550 feet. Resulted from nearby thunderstorm.
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